“We have to deal with this new type of threat in a way we haven’t yet defined. . . . With a low-probability, high-impact event like this . . . If there’s a one percent chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response.” IfsWayHelpingTermChanceDealsEventsHavensTypeWeaponsLowsPercentScientistTreatsImpactThreatResponseNuclearDefinedCertaintyAlsNuclear WeaponsProbabilityAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“I would love to have a good deal to end the nuclear ambitions of the Iranians, but I don't trust the Iranians. They've been lying and cheating.” EndsLyingDealsAmbitionNuclearCheatingDon't TrustLying And Cheating Author:Lindsey Graham
“President Obama's trying to work out a nuclear deal with Iran, and the Republicans are steamed. They got together and sent Iran a letter about the nuclear deal. They said if this doesn't work, by God, they're going to send Seth Rogen and James Franco.” IfsTryingSaidTogetherPresidentDealsRepublicanLettersWork OutNuclearIranPresident ObamaThey SaidFranco Author:David Letterman
“The aggressor too should know that the preemptive use of nuclear weapons would not insure victory. With modern detection systems and the combat readiness of the Soviet Union's strategic nuclear forces, the United States would not be able to deal a crippling blow to the socialist countries. The aggressor will not be able to evade an all-crushing retaliatory strike.” KnowsShouldCountryStatesUseAbleForceUnitedDealsUnited StatesModernVictoryWeaponsUnionsBlowStrikesNuclearCrushCombatSovietNuclear WeaponsSocialistSoviet UnionStrategicReadinessAggressorsDetectionSocialist Countries Author:Dmitriy Ustinov
“Procrustes in modern dress, the nuclear scientist will prepare the bed on which mankind must lie; and if mankind doesn’t fit—well, that will be just too bad for mankind. There will have to be some stretching and a bit of amputation—the same sort of stretching and amputations as have been going on ever since applied science really got going into its stride, only this time they will be a good deal more drastic than in the past. These far from painless operations will be directed by highly centralized totalitarian governments.” IfsWellsHas BeensGovernmentPastLyingBitsDealsModernMankindFitBedScientistDressesNuclearOperationsStretchingStrideDrasticPainlessApplied ScienceAmputationTotalitarian Government Author:Aldous Huxley
“Knowing he [Bob Serber] was going to the [first atom bomb] test, I asked him how he planned to deal with the danger of rattlesnakes. He said, 'I'll take along a bottle of whiskey.' … I ended by asking, 'What would you do about those possibilities [of what unknown phenomena might cause a nuclear explosion to propagate in the atmosphere]?' Bob replied, 'Take a second bottle of whiskey.'” FirstsSaidMightCausesDealsKnowingDangerPossibilityTestsAskingNuclearAtmosphereBombsBottlesAtomsBobExplosionsWhiskeyAtomic BombAtom BombRattlesnakes Author:Edward Teller
“Our generation was supposed to be about trying to deal with nuclear concerns and environmental disasters.” TryingDealsGenerationsConcernEnvironmentalNuclearDisasterSupposed To BeOur Generation Author:Michael Stipe
“Without a deal [with Iran], the international sanctions regime will unravel with little ability to reimpose them. With this deal, we have the possibility of peacefully resolving a major threat to regional and international security. Without a deal, we risk even more war in the Middle East and other countries in the region would feel compelled to pursue their own nuclear programs, threatening a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region in the world.” WorldFeelsLittlesWarCountryAbilityDealsRaceRiskMiddleSecurityPossibilityArmsMajorsProgramThreatInternationalEastNuclearPursueRegionsIranRegimesMiddle EastOther CountriesNational SecurityThreateningCompelledSanctionsArms RaceNuclear ArmsNuclear Arms Race Author:Barack Obama
“It was announced today that Iran has reached a deal with the U.S. to limit its nuclear program and send most of its uranium to Russia. Then Americans said, 'That's great! Wait, WHAT?'” SaidTodayWaitingDealsLimitsProgramNuclearRussiaIranUranium Author:Jimmy Fallon
“The Obama administration announced a deal with Iran that would prevent the Iranians from making a nuclear weapon. In exchange, we're giving the Iranians Netflix.” GivingDealsWeaponsNuclearAdministrationIranNuclear WeaponsNetflix Author:Conan O'Brien
“Iran is celebrating the nuclear deal. The Iranians are going crazy. They're drinking non-alcoholic champagne and thinking about dancing. That's how excited they are.” ThinkingDealsCrazyDancingDrinkingExcitedNuclearCelebrateIranAlcoholicsChampagneGoing Crazy Author:Conan O'Brien
“The notion that we would condition Iran not getting nuclear weapons in a verifiable deal on Iran recognizing Israel is really akin to saying that we won't sign a deal unless the nature of the Iranian regime completely transforms. And that is, I think, a fundamental misjudgment.” ThinkingNatureDealsConditionsWeaponsFundamentalsNotionIsraelNuclearIranRegimesNuclear WeaponsRecognizingIranian Author:Barack Obama
“This is a good deal for the United States, north Korea will freeze and then dismantle its nuclear program. South Korea and our other allies will be better protected. The entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons. The United States and international inspectors will carefully monitor North Korea to make sure it keeps its commitments. ...Only as it does, so will North Korea fully join the community of nations.” WorldDoeStatesNationsCommunityUnitedDealsUnited StatesWeaponsCommitmentProgramSouthInternationalSpreadNuclearAlliesProtectedNuclear WeaponsKoreaNorth KoreaFreezeInspectorsSouth Korea Author:William J. Clinton
“There's no free lunch. If you want an industrial economy, you need energy. If you want energy, it will produce pollution. You can have it in two forms. You can have it dissipated in the atmosphere - like carbon dioxide - which then you cannot recover, or you can have the waste concentrated in one small space like nuclear. That is far easier to deal with. The idea that you can be able to create renewable energy at a price anywhere near the current price for oil or gas or coal is a fantasy.” IfsWantNeedsTwoIdeasAbleFormEnergySpaceDealsFantasyEconomyProduceEasierWasteCurrentsOilNuclearAtmosphereGasLunchPollutionCarbonCoalRenewable EnergyCarbon DioxideSmall SpacesFree Lunch Author:Charles Krauthammer